Explore the Family Name Neugebauer

The meaning of Neugebauer

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Neubauer. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Kurt, Otto, Christoph, Erwin, Heinz, Helmut, Helmuth, Juergen, Leonhard, Lorenz, Manfred.

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How common is the last name Neugebauer in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Neugebauer experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 17,087th most common surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 17,775th position, representing a 4.03% drop. Despite this dip in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Neugebauer surname increased by 2.87% during the same period, from 1,532 to 1,576. However, when looking at the proportion of people with this surname per 100k population, a 7.02% decline is observed, from 0.57 in 2000 to 0.53 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,087	#17,775	-4.03%
Count	1,532	1,576	2.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.53	-7.02%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Neugebauer

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the vast majority of individuals with the Neugebauer surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a slight decrease of 1.61% over this decade. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 43.8%, rising from 1.37% in 2000 to 1.97% in 2010. A similar increase was observed among those identifying with two or more ethnicities, which rose from 1.17% to 1.52%. For the first time in 2010, a small proportion (0.63%) of individuals with the Neugebauer surname identified as Black. No change was recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.93%	95.37%	-1.61%
Hispanic	1.37%	1.97%	43.8%
Two or More Races	1.17%	1.52%	29.91%
Black	0%	0.63%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%